Download it and look at it yourself. I only know what I read. 90% of dos software has been foregotten by its makers only a few like Quiclview are still active. Corel ware is still a little active. I generally try to pay for software if possible. Sometimes the owner can't be found. They're dead or just don't want to be bothered with that old stuff.
DS On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 19:02:18 -0700 Ralf Quint <freedos...@gmail.com> writes: > On 3/31/2015 6:15 PM, Dale E Sterner wrote: > > I installed the dos 7.1 on a 4gig cf chip. It come with a gnu > licence but > > belongs to microsoft - strange. It looks alot like freedos ; but I > think > > FREEDOS > > is better - more to it. It uses cutemouse and a bunch of Linux > stuff not > > native to microsoft. It seems to be a legal hybrid of sorts. I > think > > this dos 7.1 is a legal copy, Maybe from microsoft itself. > > > Dream on... > > There isn't even an official MS-DOS 7.1, and most certainly not > anything > under a "gnu" license. You just have been taken for a ride... > > And in general, as mentioned a lot of times here already, there is > no > legal base for anything that is labeled "abandoned ware" or the > like. If > it has a copyright, you are bound to the license terms of that > software > and for all Microsoft software, that means you are not allowed to > copy > and distribute it. That's the reason why Jim brought FreeDOS to live > in > the first place... > > Ralf > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, > sponsored > by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your > hub for all > things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership > blogs to > news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join > the > conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ____________________________________________________________ > Protect what matters > Floods can happen anywhere. Learn your risk and find an agent today. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3165/551c2d8d4f0b82d8d76cbmp08duc > ******************************************************>>>> >From Dale Sterner - MS organic chemistry http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jo00975a052 *******************************************************>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
